Friday, 5 April 2013

100 Proof Press/Genuinely Jane Studios Blog Hop

100 Proof Press is teaming up with Genuinely Jane Studios for a marvelous blog hop that includes inspiration from 13 artists. We would like to invite you to join in on the "Welcome Spring" blog-hopping fun. There are lots of chances to win PRIZES from both 100 Proof Press and Genuinely Jane Studios.

Genuinely Jane Studios handcrafts small and medium sized mini albums, perfect for altered art and stamping. If you have never participated in a blog hop before, this is a great one for you to follow along - we are all very excited to share how we combined 100 Proof Press stamps and Genuinely Jane Studios wooden albums.

Our blog hop finishes 5am Monday 8th April (UK time). Winners will be announced on the 100 Proof Press blog and the Genuinely Jane Studio blog, links of both are included above.I am also offering my own prize to one lucky winner which includes a small star bag, small circle bag, heart shapes, small heart box, Creative Imaginations blank jigsaw for altering, square chipboard album, 2 scalloped heart chipboard albums, 2 accordion books, a glass shaped heart and a canvas. If I receive over 100 comments I will also add a second prize and draw two winners.

I have also included a picture of my giveaway.100 Proof Press are offering the stamp below as a giveaway on each of the 100 Proof Press Design Teams blogs, a winner will be drawn from each of the blogs. There is also a $30 gift certificate on offer from the 100 Proof Press blog.

This
is the stamp that you could win by simply leaving a comment on my blog. It will be sent as a
mounted stamp on wood and it isapprox. 1.75 inches by 3 inches.

I have also included step by steps detailing the steps I took to decorate each tag.

The albums from Genuinely Jane Studios are absolutely fantastic for altering, they take inks, paints and any wet mediums with ease. I began by covering each of my tags with pages from an Alice in Wonderland book.

Once I had covered each tag with old book pages I sanded the edges.

I applied embossing paste through a stencil to add more interest and dimension to each tag.

I added leaves in a couple of areas on each tag and then set aside to dry.

I cut several doilies in half and added to each tag for a further layer of interest.

I then cut a heart from a piece of calico for each tag and stamped the BIRD PARTY and the OWL LOOKING LEFT from 100 Proof Press to each heart using black Archival Ink.

I then added dimensional flowers to each tag before colouring.

I then spritzed each album with Dylusions ink sprays to add colour, spritzing with water to blend the colours.

To add a further layer of interest I added some random stamping to the top of my tag using black Archival Ink.

I added Chitchat stickers to each tag, colouring again with ink sprays to coordinate with the background on each tag.

I added highlights to each bird using a white pencil crayon.

I love how the book pages are still visible and the texture from the doily is fantastic as is the embossing paste.

I have included a full list for the blog hop below. Next on the list is AMY.

Wonderful layers and so much interest and so much thought into each layer and then the fabulous results on each tag. Once again, you are so generous with your Giveaways.Thank you for the opportunity to win.WishesLynne

Wow! These tags are amazing. I love the color and texture. Thanks for the great tutorial. I got my package yesterday! It was so fun. I loved the little canvas and huge card. I have never seen such a big card. And the blog candy was so generous. Thank you!Happy weekend,Kate

WOW, Tracy, your tags are gorgeous, lovely combination of colours, my favourites, loving the texture paste through the leaves, they look stunning. The tutorial is brilliant, I will be trying this.lots of love from Patricia xx